What is: gimp.foebud.org? [SOLVED]

Odinbc · **Posted:** Sun Aug 11, 2013 2:41 pm **(#1)**

Does anyone know about, 'gimp.foebud.org'?
I was searching for MathMap info at DuckDuckGo. A few results had, gimp.foebud.org in the URL.

When I selected the first link I got a warning not to proceed.

The links had a green WOT icon so I thought it best to ask here first.
I went to the registry and searched for foebud.org with no results.
When you search at Google for gimp.foebud.org you get 68,000 results.

Rod · **Joined:** May 16, 2010 **Posts:** 16161

Never heard of it until now.

mackenzieh · **Posted:** Sun Aug 11, 2013 2:55 pm **(#3)**

My guess is that link will give your computer a virus if you click on it.

Odinbc · **Posted:** Sun Aug 11, 2013 3:21 pm **(#4)**

mackenzieh wrote:

My guess is that link will give your computer a virus if you click on it.

That's why I was cautious and asked here. My first guess was someone might have spoofed the Gimp registry. DuckDuckGo only had 2 URLs, Google had 68,000 URLs. Google bots work fast so someone could have spoofed it and Google had it listed right a way. I hope I'm wrong.

rich2005 · **Joined:** Mar 04, 2011 **Posts:** 2612

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Kompletter mirror von ftp.xcf.berkeley.edu/pub/gimp/

since 2003 mirrors registry.gimp.org/

molly · **Joined:** Apr 07, 2010 **Posts:** 14182

WOT is usually pretty good at detecting bad and unsafe places. If it was green, my guess is it is okay.

ofnuts · **Joined:** Oct 25, 2010 **Posts:** 4812

Just the 'true" name of registry.gimp.org (they resolve to the same IP address)(likely the name or the registry server on its hosting site).

See http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digitalcourage

Odinbc · **Posted:** Sun Aug 11, 2013 3:30 pm **(#8)**

Thanks rich2005, good to know I was hoping it was a mirror. :bigthup